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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > corrections > furlough programs
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > corrections > furlough programs
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > corrections > furlough programs

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furlough programs  

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  • The prison population in the United States has grown precipitously since the 1980s. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the number of incarcerated Americans approached 2 million at the midpoint of the year 2000. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Furlough Programs]

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